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Will we reach parity today?
The New Zealand dollar is trading close to parity with the Australian dollar and may push through the historic milestone today.

Why the US economy is like Game of Thrones
The seasons in George R.R. Martin's "Game of Thrones" aren't regular or celestial, just like business cycles.

Little: Target Auckland speculators
Labour leader Andrew Little says the Reserve Bank should target property speculators to ease the pressures on the Auckland housing market.

NZ dollar rises against weaker greenback; touches fresh record vs. euro
The New Zealand dollar has slipped to 98.84 Australian cents from 99.03 cents yesterday ahead of Australian employment data today.

NZ dollar rises to new record vs euro
The New Zealand dollar has risen to a fresh record against the euro and commentators say it is likely to continue to break new ground.

House prices hit record
"March is always the most active month for property sales, but there has never been a month's trading to compare with the past month," Barfoot and Thompson said.

Dollar rises to record high
The NZ dollar has risen to a new post-float high against the Australian dollar - the closest it has come to parity since being allowed to trade freely in 1984.

'Super eight' suburb values up 17.9pc
Houses in eight Auckland suburbs south of the CBD topped national value rises, up a "whopping" 17.9 per cent annually, according to QV data just out.

Kiwi flirts with parity to Oz dollar
The New Zealand dollar continues its almost daily flirtation with Aussie dollar parity, reaching another record high on the cross rate as expectations began to mount that the Reserve Bank of Australia would soon cut its official interest rate for the seco